So, Seth MacFarlane, creator of dreadful shows Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show now gets to have LESS time to sleep, as Fox Network has finally gotten the rights to bring out The Flintstones for new tv shows and movies.

I'm not overly opposed to a remake/reboot/relaunch/whatever it's called today, but I AM opposed to MacFarlane's involvement. I think it'd have a better shot with someone else.

Granted, his shows, however poorly written, are incredibly popular. But if the way he writes the other shows are any indication, expect the Flintstones to be spouting gay jokes, singing about AIDS, and having various cutaway scenes that have nothing to do with the plot or any jokes in them whatsoever.

This seems like a pet project of Seth's. Kinda like how King Kong was Peter Jackson's pet project too. This could be interesting, but it would be more interesting if they took it in a different direction to American Dad and Family Guy and made it more for kids rather than the non-pc nature of his other shows. You know, something a little different to his normal schtick. I like Family Guy etc but four shows of the same exact humour is probably too much...

The original is a classic that sadly seems to be a bastion long forgotten about by many of the kids today. I was lucky enough (I'm 27), that Ted Turner used to broadcast The Flintstones on TBS back in the early-mid '90s. And when they launched Cartoon Network, it was one of the first to be shown.

Now, not so much. Kids think cartoons from the '80s are from a long time ago. Forget about the '60s.

Unfortunately I see MacFarlane turning the Flintstones into a show with the same formula adapted by Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show which is a turn for the worst because not only is it becoming boring, repetitive and tiresome; its just not what the Flintstones are about. That would suck the sole right out of the show. I know the basic concept will remain the same like the setting, the time period and the characters but it doesn't change the state of the writing or the direction.

Although having said that; just prior to his early production with Family Guy in the mid to late 90s; MacFarlane did do some extensive work for Cartoon Network with the likes of Cow & Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory and Johnny Bravo. So his track record isn't all bad, but he has changed a lot since then.